INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
• What is ICT.
• Different Application of IT in our daily
life.
• Issues related to secure use of IT.
• IT role in Education.
 What is IT
• Information technology (IT) is the application
of computer , internet and
telecommunication equipments(mobile etc.)
to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate
data.
 Examples of IT uses in daily life:
• Metro Smart Card.
• ATM Card, Online Banking.
• Online Bill Payment.
• Easy data transfers. Bluetooth, Wifi etc.
• Communication: Mobile, Email, Chatting etc.
• Education: Videos on Youtube, slides on
slideshare, discussion forums etc.
• Online form filling, job searching, ticket
booking, etc.
Home Work:

List 20 uses of Information technology in daily

life.
Take examples from hospitals, schools,
Your own college, metro station, bus depot, e
services provided by government.
Different Components of Computer
• Hardware
• Physical parts of the
computer, including
processor and memory
chips, input/output
devices, tapes, disks,
modems, cable, etc.
 Software:
• Software is set of programs (which are step by
step instructions) telling the computer how to
process data.
Examples: Operating Systems(Windows, Linux
etc), Microsoft Word Documents, Video
Player, Tally, Internet Browsers (Mozilla,
Google Chrome)
 CPU

• The Central Processing

Unit.

• The Brain of the

Computer.

• All computation,
processing done by
CPU
 Computer Case
• Contains the major
components of the computer.
It helps protect them.

• Different Components are

connected inside it and itself
connected with other
components
Front of the Computer Case
 Monitor

• A display screen to
provide “output” to
the user. It is where
you view the
information your are
working on.
 Keyboard
• Used to enter information
into the computer and for
giving commands.

• Contains different keys for

alphabets, numersls and
special symbols.
 Mouse

• An input device operated by rolling its

ball across a flat surface. The mouse
is used to control the on-screen
pointer by pointing and clicking,
double-clicking, or dragging objects
on the screen.
 Touchpad

• A pressure-sensitive
and motion sensitive
device used in place of
a mouse.
 CD/DVD Rom Drive

• The drive that plays

CDs or DVD and reads
data that has been
stored on the
CD/DVD.
 Printer

• An output device that

produces a hard copy
on paper. It gives
information to the
user in printed form.
 Microphone

• Allows the user to

record sounds as input
to their computer.
 Scanner

• A device that allows

pictures to be placed
into a computer.
 Speakers

• Used to generate or
reproduce voice,
music, and other
sounds.
A Look Inside ..

power
supply CD-ROM
drive

floppy
drive
cards
hard
drive

motherboard
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 What these components do.

• Power Supply – (heart) supplies power to all the

circuitry and devices.

• Motherboard – (body) acts as a manager for

everything on the computer – connects all the other
components together.

• CPU – Central Processing Unit – (brain) this does all

the work of computing.

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 What these components do..

• RAM – Random Access Memory – (short-term

memory) holds data and program instructions
that the computer is currently using.

• Hard Drive – (long-term memory) holds all of

the information that needs to be stored between
uses of the computer.

• Floppy , CD/DVD, USB – (mouth/ears) allow

you to give data to the computer and take data
away from the computer.
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 RAM

• Random Access Memory

RAM is a computer’s
temporary memory, which
exists as chips on the
motherboard near the CPU. It
stores data or programs while
they are being used and
requires power.
 Read Only Memory
(ROM)
• This is read only memory
which is the permanent type of
memory the computer stores
for information that does not
change
• It stores the information even
when the computer is shut
down.
• ROM is generally installed by
the manufactured of the
computer as part of its system.
Ports are located on the outside of a computer and ports are
where you plug in other hardware. On the inside of the case
they are connected to the expansion cards. Today, most new
computers use USB ports.

Printer

Monitor or LCD
Keyboard &
Mouse

Scanner (USB)
 Bluetooth

• A short range and low power wireless

technology used to exchage data over short
ranges.
• Short range radio frequency technology that
operate at 2.4GHz
• Works well in a range of 10 meters.
Benefits:

* Eliminate Wires.
* Facilitate Data Sharing
* Easy to use
* Free of cost
• Low Power Consumption.
• Connected devices need not be in line of
sight.
WIFi
 WIFi:
• Stand for Wireless Fidelity.

• Wi-Fi allows you to use your computer or other

device to connect to the internet from anywhere
there is a Wi-Fi access point (often known as a hot
Spot).

• You can connect computers anywhere in your home

or office without the need for wires. The computers
connect to the network using radio signals, and
computers can be up to 100 – 1000 feet or so apart
depending on WiFi Version.
• Operates on 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz depending on
version of WiFi.

• Speed vary from 2 Mbps to 5o Mbps depending

on version.

• What you need:

• You need WifI Card: which is an invisible cord
that connects your computer to the antenna for
a direct connection to the internet.It can be
external or internal.
 Advantages:

• Easy to install/Use.
• Mobility.
• Secure.
• Speed.